BEA Trident crashes after Heathrow takeoff killing 118
A BEA Trident jet lost power near Heathrow and crashed moments after takeoff. All 118 aboard perished, including 35 Americans. The disaster, Britain’s worst air tragedy, prompted questions about antinoise regulations and engine power. Investigators examine the black box as pilots warn such rules can imperil safety.
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Brussels
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Cardinals Double Header Beats Giants in St Louis Weekend
Ten years ago Robert Robbie Robertson and son Kim traveled with Pat Morrison to St Louis where they watched the Cardinals sweep a doubleheader against the San Francisco Giants.
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Robbie” Robertson
Kim
Pat Morrison
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco Giants
Daniel Yoder dies at Kalona
Daniel S. Yoder 68 died at his Kalona home after a ten year illness. Funeral Wednesday at 10 30 am at Upper Deer Creek Mennonite church with Henry D. Miller and Walter L. Beachy in charge. Friends may call at Powell Funeral Home. He was born February 27 1904 in Springs Pennsylvania and moved to Iowa in 1926. He was a retired farmer and former bee keeper with Kalona Honey Co. Surviving are his widow four sons two daughters eight grandchildren and several siblings and step siblings.
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Daniel S. Yoder
Upper Deer Creek
Nettie Yoder
Springs
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Lena Gingerich
Pilots strike grounds most overseas flights today
Striking pilots forced cancellation of almost all overseas flights in an international walkout protesting governments failure to curb air piracy. Domestic U S flights ran on schedule except for Eastern Northeast and Southern Airlines.
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Eastern
Northeast
Southern Airlines
Rotary convention honors global service and fellowship in Houston
Gary Murphy of Washington joined 20,000 Rotarians and guests from over 65 countries at Rotary International’s 63rd annual convention in Houston June 11 to 15 1972. He and his wife Karen attended events in the Astrodome Rice Hotel and Sam Houston Coliseum where speakers included Geoffrey Kemp Jan Prawitz Leonard Woodcock and Ernst Breitholtz. The visit featured space briefings by astronauts Shirra Cunningham and Irwin and a Vocational craft session on education. The trip’s high point was fellowship across nations and mutual understanding among attendees.
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Rotary International
Houston
Texas
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Rotary
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Tufts University
Institute For Strategic Studies
London
Jan Prawitz
Sweden
Ministry of Defense
S.A.S.T
Geneva
Leonard Woodcock
United Automobile
Roy D. Hickman
Birmingham
Alabama
Astrodome
U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Washington, D.C
Ernst G. Breitholtz
Shirra
Cunningham
Irwin
Vocational Craft Assembly
Rice Hotel
Sam Houston Coliseum
Teen driver blames oncoming headlights for Sunday crash
A 16 year old Washington driver told a sheriff's officer that headlights from an oncoming car blinded her, causing her to lose control on Highway One about six miles south of here around 12 01 Sunday night. Her car went into a ditch across the road, causing about 300 dollars in damage. No charges were filed.
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Intra squad meet opens season for Washington city swimmers
Washington city swim team held its annual intra squad meet at the city pool drawing 137 swimmers. Ten records fell with Rene Smith Randy Martin Cal Genkinger Brigitte Pluess and others posting top times across multiple events. Coaches noted strong promise after just three practices and men and women prepare for the Great River AAU Invitational in Muscatine June 30 to July 1.
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Rene Smith
Randy Martin
Cal Genkinger
Brigitte Pluess
Greg Wiley
Ann Lampkin
Kendall Tschantz
Dennis McCall
Nancy Adams
Milo
Maxine Steele
Muscatine
Markets Grain CHICAGO and Des Moines livestock reports
Grain markets in Chicago show front month bids around 143 to 150 for wheat and 121 to 132 for corn with fluctuating highs and lows. Des Moines reports slow hog trade with mixed butchers prices across weight classes and fluctuating sow values. Joliet notes cattle slaughter and price shifts with varied heifer and cow ranges and Tuesday receipts around 3,700 head.
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Bard
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Iowa
Minnesota
U.S
Businessmen Back Neu Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
Emmetsburg Iowa group of 50 prominent businessmen endorsed Senator Art Neu R Carroll for the Republican Lieutenant Governor nomination. Campaign chairman S J Brownlee announced the list and spoke of a strong industrial economy tied to agriculture, noting supporters from manufacturing banking retail and contracting sectors.
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R-Carroll
S.J. Brownlee
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